2013 Christmas Tree decoration (and another Vogue Visor ..)

Last year I made some little trees out of Liberty scraps as Christmas decorations based on a tutorial by Noodlehead.  I also made some see through ones with little pompons.  This year, sticking with using up some tiny scraps I used a template from the Purl Bee and made up some little birds.

 

I still have sooooo much of this gold "pleather" in the stash so again teamed it with the Liberty.  I think they turned out pretty cute.  I sewed the gold and the liberty together for each side of the bird and each wing and then joined the bird together only at the head.  I used a bit of paper glue to keep them together as I sewed and then trimmed the Liberty.. I found it a bit easier the way.

 

This weekend, I also managed to find some chambray for another Vogue 7600 visor.  This one is fabulous because it matches perfectly my Iris Shorts so goes with everything! And given I wear my Iris Shorts all the time, this is great.  This pattern has now been put away. Promise.  

Christmas chores contd

Sorry, no proper sewing post today.  I did try and do 15 minutes this morning but it just wasn't working out for me. I am like a wound up doll.  A doll that is wound up too tight. Today, I've been frantically worrying about what I'm going to give my team members for Christmas and sorting out the boys' teacher presents.  But now I'm done.  Just.  And I think if I finish the Christmas cards tonight that I have left to send within Australia, I might be a lot nicer to be around.  Funny isn't how we (meaning me) run around trying to make it look like we are really nice people by giving gifts at Christmas,  but in the meantime, those around us have to bare the brunt of the Christmas cyclone.  Mmm. I'd like to say next Christmas will be different....

So as part of the little presents I've done for my team members I decided to make a Christmas decoration as part of the wrapping.  Some will be getting these  but I also made a couple of the ones above.  I love these and think they look great.  They are based loosely on the concept of these headbands I made for the fete.  If only I could work out how to sew plastic without it sticking all the time, I think I'd make 1000 of these!  But I can't work out how to sew plastic without alot of cursing as the plastic sticks, so a few for work and one for my tree is all I could manage. Oh and one of them I did with only brown and yellow pompons to match the football team for one of my workmates!  

One of the guys claims he is a Christmas Grinch so he gets this one!

For a few of the others I work with but not in my team I made up these little bags with nuts and things in them. I attached these great bon bon cards with a 'scratch it' joke.  

And the many teacher presents I did (the teacher, the librarian, the music teacher, the Director, the Assistant Director.....etc etc the list goes on)  were wrapped in brown paper bags.  Yes, I'm very lo fi.  With a little card I made using a scanned Christmas tree, Oliver drew under severe duress.  The two favourite teachers got a note book and a tissue pocket... and the rest just got a notebook.  I should have photographed all the beautiful little notebooks I bought but by the end was truly over it.  

Now, onto my French homework and those Christmas cards!

Lo-fi Christmas trees using Liberty scraps

Ok, so I didn't have the heart to cut into my liberty squares, but today I did whip up a few Christmas tree ornaments based on this tutorial. from the Liberty Scrap Challenge 2012.  I used scraps from my Liberty stash and also some left over gold leatherette from the bird wings. (I corrected the guy at the shop who called it vinyl.  Pleease.)

It was only after I finished them that I even read the tutorial which says to stuff the trees with a little bit of stuffing. Woops.  Maybe next time.  Anna's are better I admit and she even put a trunk on her trees but I feel there is a certain lo fi charm to mine.  These might end up as little gifts or they might just stay on the tree.